September 23, 2008

Westmoreland Weather
There was a trace (less than 0.01") of rain in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 59ºF, the sky was clear, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a high in the lower 80's and clear skies .

The low today was 57ºF and the high was 83ºF. It was clear most of the day.

The low last year on the 23rd was 64ºF and the high was 86ºF and no rain was recorded on CoCoRaHS for our station.

Weather Fact
The average annual precipitation in Jerusalem, Israel is 23.2". In January the average high is 53.4ºF and the average low is 39.4ºF. In July, the average high is 83.8ºF and the average low is 63.0ºF. (2008 The World Almanac and Book of Facts.)

CoCoRaHS
CoCoRaHS is a volunteer system where average people who like weather can record the precipitation at their location and help various climate researchers better understand precipitation patterns. For more information, go to the CoCoRaHS web site.

9/22/2008 CoCoRaHS reports (as of time of blog entry) -
The most rain reported in Tennessee was 1.13" at Mount Juliet . There were 302 reports from Tennessee.
The most rain recorded in Texas was 1.23" at Los Fresnos. There were 350 reports from Texas.
No rain was recorded in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 5349 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of rain was 4.60" at Cape Coral, Florida.